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Baptist Health System
Jacksonville, Florida

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - General Cardiology - PRN - Baptist South

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callIncludes weekendsPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

About Baptist Health

Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years.

We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals.

Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.

Baptist Heart Specialists is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our growing practice at Baptist Medical Center South in a PRN position. The selected Advanced Practitioner Provider will provide the link between both inpatient and outpatient care as a member of the Baptist Health team.

  • Schedule: Minimum of 2 weekends per month (Saturday and Sunday) and possible holiday call rotation.
  • Hours: 8am-2pm

Baptist Heart Specialists was created by joining two well-respected leaders in heart care – Jacksonville Heart Center and Southern Heart Group. Through this collaboration of 30 board-certified, experienced cardiologists, we provide our patients with an unmatched range of services and expertise in heart care.

Our team is known for our compassion in helping people with heart disease live their lives to the fullest. For many patients, heart disease affects more than just their heart. We understand the needs of every patient are as unique as the individual and the heart of every person.

Primary Location

South - MOB III - 14534

Key Responsibilities

The provider will serve as a link between inpatient and outpatient care within the Baptist Heart Specialists practice. Responsibilities include providing cardiology services at Baptist Medical Center South.

Requirements

The candidate must be a qualified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. The role requires availability for a minimum of two weekends per month and potential holiday call rotations.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

General CardiologyInpatient CarePatient ManagementClinical Care

Cardiology — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 58% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

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Salary Distribution31 jobs · 26 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 26 employers

401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
59%
Sign-on bonus
33%
Loan repayment
4%
Relocation assistance
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 1.5
Below most Cardiology (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 344 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Jacksonville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$271k
Typical market rent
$1,601/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.5
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Jacksonville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.